June 10, 2013
QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Upper North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity, in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish area:
Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-065
Upper North-Shore:
Banc Marie-Marthe (Île Laval) (N-04.1.2.1)
From a point at east of Rivière Laval’s fairway to a point on shore, north of île Brûlette’s west side, excluding any area within 200 m around Ile Laval (banc Marie-Marthe).
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
CHARLEVOIX, NORTH SHORE AND ANTICOSTI ISLAND
From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité 1-800-463-8558
From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon 1-800-463-1736
Magdalen Islands 418-986-2095
LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE PENINSULA
From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé 1-800- 463-0607
From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River 1-800- 463-4204
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